Life expectancy in Australia is the highest on record, according to ABS figures. Under current death rates, a boy born today could expect to live 78.5 years while a girl could expect to live 83.3 years. Having survived to age 65, men could expect to live another 18.1 years and women another 21.4 years. Life...

In a mixed report card on the environment, Australians have embraced recycling but are steering clear of public transport, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Waste recycling has grown extensively in Australian households between 1996 and 2006. In March 1996, 91% of Australian households engaged in some form of recycling or...

New South Wales Regional Statistics presents data for all Local Government Areas (LGAs) and other selected regions in NSW. The content is updated regularly from both ABS and non-ABS sources, and new tables will be added as data becomes available. Statistics are presented in the following chapters: Population, Family and Community, Health, Education, Work, Economic...

Males continue to outnumber females in the Northern Territory according to the latest snapshot of the Territory and its regions. This report presents selected statistics that demonstrate the regional diversity of the Northern Territory (NT). It brings together selected economic, social, population and environmental statistics from both the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and non-ABS...

Across Australia the number of divorces decreased by 348 (0.7%), from 52,747 in 2004 to 52,399 in 2005. In 2005, the number of divorces in Australia represented the fourth annual decrease since a high of 55,330 in 2001. There was a 2.4% decrease in 2002. After 2002, the decline in the number of divorces has...